Lecture The Summer You Were There | Yurivan

The Summer You Were There

· @manga_collector· Yuama (ゆあま)

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Chapitre 22

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1. I mean, you looked like you had a thing for Kao-chan. So I figured you were a couple.

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1. "......" 2. It only looks that way because of this make-believe lovers thing we're doing. 3. That must be it. 4. After all, Kaori and I aren't a real couple.

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4. Kaori's wish...

1. "You're going out, aren't you?" 2. Why do I keep thinking about that...? 3. "Wha!?" 4. "Oh, I'm so in love!"

1. "That almost gave me a heart attack. My novel, of course." 2. "Of huh." 3. "Th... Thanks..." 4. "With your novel!" 5. "......?" 6. "It's like I've become my ideal self..." 7. "You know, when I'm reading this," 8. "I get the feeling that I myself have become the "Kaori" who you depict." 9. As far as I'm concerned, I've just been writing Kaori exactly as I see her...

1. "...I hope that the "Kaori" in this novel" 2. "can be just a normal girl, not afflicted by any illness." 3. "......" 4. "Sorry, I didn't mean to put a damper on the mood." 5. "......"

1. Yuama> 2. "...All right. I won't write about any illness." 3. "I just thought it would be nice to see that... Oh, but I wasn't trying to tell you how to write your story or anything..." 4. Plus, 5. It's not like I'm submitting it anywhere. The novel exists solely to be read by Kaori. 6. "...Are you sure?" 7. "Yeah." 8. I doubt I could write about that anyway. 9. It might be better if she can forget about her illness while she's reading it. 10. "You're the intended audience, so if that's what you want to see, that's what I'll write."

1. "Eh!?" 2. "...While I'm at it, I'll write anything you want to read." 3. "Any requests? Something you want me to write a certain way?" 4. "Okay... thanks." 5. "I don't know if I'll be able to incorporate it well, though..." 6. "I'm the one writing the actual words, but we're basically writing the novel together..." 7. "No, I'd rather you tell me if there's something you want." 8. "Um... can I say things I want you to depict in the novel?" 9. "Won't that make it harder to write, though?" 10. "Er, you don't have to tell me right away..." 11. "Ahh, what do I do...? I can't think of anything on the spot..." 12. "Really~!? I'm...glad to hear that, but..." 13. "Eh?"

1. Yuama> 2. "Heh" 3. "Hm" 4. "Hn" 8. "Oops... forgot to put my phone on silent. My bad." 10. "She told me to buy whatever it is on the way home, since I'm out today." 11. "Nah...it's just my sister asking me to pick something up. No big deal." 12. "You don't need to respond?"

1. "Besides, you were coming to my house every day." 2. "Yeah, but..." 3. "It's fine. Not like I have anything else to do. Don't have friends either..." 4. "That's a lot of time and money you could be spending on other things. I mean, it's summer break." 5. "Writing your novel, then coming here every day..." 6. "...Shizuku, is it too much for you?" 7. "I come here because I want to." 8. "......" 9. ...Kaori chooses the strangest times to hold back...

1. "N-Not the worst..." 2. "You know, being at the mercy of your whim is kind of ni..." 3. "If anything, I'd actually prefer you be more selfish around me." 4. "......" 5. "Shizuku." 6. "Okay then," 7. "Enough about me. Let's get back on topic." 8. "Stuff you want me to depict in the novel-" 9. "Wh-What is it?"

1. "Can I say something" 2. "really selfish?"

1. Yuama> 2. "...Um," 3. "Sure..." 4. "What...?"

1. "Whew~ It's been forever since I've gone hiking~!" 2. "........." 3. "We have to take tons of pictures, okay Shizuku? For Kaori-chan!" 4. "...Y- Yeah..."

1. "Can you go hiking up a mountain for me?" 4. "Huh...?" 5. "It would be even better if you took pictures to show me!" 6. "I've never been to a mountain, so I figured if you put one in your novel I could feel like I'm going myself." 7. "You know how you're supposed to go to either the mountains or the beach in the summer?" 8. "...Hah???" 10. "Nope, I want you to write based on your own experience." 11. "...Wait, but that'll take like an entire day... Can't you just look at images online?" 12. "Me taking pictures wouldn't be any different." 13. "Going up a mountain alone would be too much, wouldn't it?" 16. "You can go with Shizuka-san! It could be any mountain you want!" 17. "Come on..." 18. "Er...well... you're not wrong, I suppose..." 19. "What...? But why my sister...?"

1. "Shizuku," 2. "I want you to do this for me." 3. "...Is that asking too much?" 4. And here we are. 5. "...F-Fine..." 6. "I'll ask my sister." 7. Kaori can be really random sometimes... 8. "Whichever one's easiest..." 9. "Which one should we take!?" 10. "Ah, here are the different routes!" 11. But I wasn't expecting this. 12. I mean, I did say I wanted her to be selfish around me.

1. Yuama> 2. "I've never been to a mountain." 3. "What if she's plotting something...? Or maybe I'm just overthinking things." 4. "Ah..." 5. "Ah, they're selling dango. I'll take one, please." 6. "But will this really work? Writing about a place I went to with someone else in a way that'll make her feel like she came along with us herself...?" 7. "...I guess" 8. "A mountain would be out of reach for someone who's sick like her, even if she wanted to go." 9. "Onee-chan really is a free spirit..."

1. "Kaori-chan's in the hospital, right?" 2. "When you came home looking like you saw a ghost the other day, that really gave me a scare." 3. "It's not that bad right now..." 4. "Ah..." 5. "Thanks." 6. "I'll give you one." 7. "Is her condition really bad or some-thing?" 8. As far as my sister knows, 9. "...Yeah." 10. "I hope she can get out of there soon." 11. "When I asked if you had another fight, I wasn't expecting you to say that she collapsed."

1. Kaori is in the hospital for some kind of sickness, 2. "I'm going to die." 3. But I haven't told her about what Kaori said yet. 4. Whenever I go see her, though, she looks pretty energetic. 5. "When that happens, I hope we can come here together." 6. "It said online that the mountain here has a course that's like a leisurely stroll." 7. "Let's take some pictures quickly, then go see her." 8. So maybe she'll get better and be able to leave the hospital. 10. "We should buy souvenirs and stuff before we leave!"

1. A few minutes later. 2. "This is too tiring." 3. "Are you okay, Shizuku? Come on, you're younger than me." 4. "What's with this steep hill?" 5. "No way a route labeled as a leisurely stroll course should be this tiring." 6. "Haah... age has nothing to do with it... hahh..." 7. "How have you barely broken a sweat...?" 8. "Because I used to do sports in school, obviously." 9. "I'm basically always moving around at my part-time, too."

3. "So long..." 4. I should message Kaori... 5. At this rate, we're not getting this over with quickly and going to visit... 6. "Fuu" 7. "Yeah, I guess so." 8. "...Isn't that just people who live around here...?" 9. It would be nice to come here again with Shion. 10. There are a bunch of people walking their dogs. 11. "Alright, let's go then." 12. "Oh?" 13. "I'm good to go." 14. "...You've changed lately, Shizuku." 15. "Huh?" 16. "Hah" 17. Maybe it would be better to go all the way without resting.

1. "No, no." 2. "You see, the old Shizuku wouldn't go somewhere just because someone told her to, would she?" 3. "...We're only here because Kaori told me to do this..." 4. "I mean, how many years has it been since we last went somewhere together?" 5. "What do you mean?" 6. "You've also been more talkative." 8. "...You know, the reason we got Shion" 9. "....." 10. "You were kinda like holed up in your own shell." 11. "Was because some relatives thought it might help you get out of your rut."

1. Yuama> 2. "Wasn't it because they had too many infants around the house to keep a dog...?" 3. "Oh, did I never tell you?" 4. "...What...?" 5. "No..." 6. "Ah...well, that was also true." 7. "Wait... if Mama never told you... whatever, I'm sure it's fine by now." 8. "When you were feeling down and not talking to anyone," 9. "Mama did a bunch of searching and found animal therapy." 10. "She said we should try getting a pet..."

1. ...It's true that I started putting distance between myself and my family after what happened with Ruri-chan. 2. I had no idea. 3. After we got Shion, I think I gradually became able to talk more at home. 4. "You know,"

1. Yuama> 2. "Mama's been saying how glad she is that you've cheered up." 3. "Ever since Kaori-chan started coming over," 4. "Before that, you looked like you were just about ready to totally fade away." 5. "...I didn't think people were so concerned about me..." 6. Back then, 7. I didn't think there was a single person worrying about me. 8. If I threw away my novel that one time, 9. I would have tried to erase myself, unaware of any of this.

1. "What are you talking about!?" 2. "Ow" 3. "We were so worried! Mama, Papa, and me too." 4. For the longest time, I didn't know where I belonged. 5. "I'm really glad you're better now."

1. There was a place for me right there. 2. I thought I didn't have anyone to turn to. I just wanted to disappear. 3. But this whole time, 4. Was I really 5. that oblivious of my surroundings?

1. "I'm sorry for making you all worry." 2. "...And thank you." 3. "...Onee-chan."

1. "Tell that to Mama when you get back, okay? She'll probably cry." 2. "Don't mention it!" 4. "Thanks." 5. "It's good" 7. "Here you go."

1. "The view from here is amazing. And we're not even at the top yet." 2. "Er... yeah." 3. "Ah...so that's why you were looking in this direction." 4. "It says we're looking in the direction of Yokohama." 5. "!" 6. I know there's no way I can actually see Kaori's hospital from here, 7. But knowing that it might be out there somewhere, I can't help but look.

1. "Hey! At least say something before you take a picture of me." 2. "I'm gonna send this to Kaori-chan." 3. Shizuku having deep thoughts as she stares off into the distance. 4. I wonder if she has another visitor today.

1. Ah, Shizuka-san sent me a pic of Shizuku too. 2. Shizuku's not facing the camera, so she must have taken it in secret. 3. Wow 4. "Ooh," 5. "Looks fun." 6. "She actually went with Shizuka-san~" 8. ...What should I ask her for next?

5. Due to circumstances, the previous RD/TS (and sometimes TL), Punpu, has left the project. 6. As Punpu was also the one who created the illustrations for the old credits pages, there will be no more of them going forward. Sorry for the inconvenience.